Comparison

Cyclic Timer vs Tick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cyclic Timer

This app provides a repeating countdown timer that keeps your screen active. It can silently alert you when the timer reaches zero and automatically restart based on your settings. Ideal for timed work, workouts, or gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Repeating countdown timer
  • Keeps screen light up
  • Silent alerts
  • Automatic restart
  • Customizable intervals
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Do you ever want a timer that repeats itself? Cyclic Timer keeps your screen light up and count down silently. When the timer reaches zero, it fires and repeats (upon your setting). The alert sound can be muted so it does not disturb your important work. This could be useful during workout, gaming, or any work that you do need to be notified in every certain time frame. *This is not a timer that supposed to run in the background.

About

Tick

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A rule-driven time management tool to pace and structure. With Tick, you can build a Flow to navigate seamlessly through timed stages, or chain multi-tiered alerts to a single Event using rule-based scheduling. ------ Highlights ------ ■ Flow:Staged Timelines Construct multi-stage timelines for Pomodoro, HIIT, pour-over coffee, and breathing. Each interval advances with a tactile, high-contrast flip-card rhythm. ■ Event:Multi-Tiered Alarms One event, multiple scheduled rings. See your current interval and the next precise trigger point at a single, uncluttered glance. ■ Rule:Dynamic Scheduling Logic Alert schedules are dynamically calculated by custom execution logic - weekdays, variables, and date ranges. No fixed, repetitive adjustments required. ■ UI:Industrial Card Aesthetic High-contrast monolithic panels paired with an old-school monospaced font, delivering a tangible, deeply mechanical timekeeping feel. Whether you need a Pomodoro timer, HIIT interval clock, coffee brewing guide, or breathing exercise tool, Tick is the minimalist choice that adapts to your rhythm. ------ Manifest ------ No social noise. No gamification. No habit tracking hooks. Try Tick. Just time, marked.

Screenshots

Cyclic Timer3 screens
Tick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tick at every 6 days against Cyclic Timer's every 12 months. Cyclic Timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, Tick every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cyclic Timer versus Tick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyclic TimerTick
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuantong Lu炯炯 胡

In-app purchases

None

Cyclic Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Tick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cyclic Timer free?
Cyclic Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cyclic Timer or Tick have ads?
Neither Cyclic Timer nor Tick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cyclic Timer or Tick?
Cyclic Timer ships an update every 12 months, and Tick every 6 days. Most recently, Cyclic Timer was updated on June 24, 2026 and Tick on September 20, 2026.

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